# Accident 20070507007849A: Cessna P210N, Spanish Fork, UT, May 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0458° N, 111.5461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0458&lon=-111.5461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7343P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7343P-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 64 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070507007849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PRICE UTAH ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ON CLIMB THE PILOT REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE, APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND POSSIBLE FIRE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT AND MISSED THE LANDING AREA WITH A LOT OF AIRSPEED AND STRUCK THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. A VERY HOT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING LITTLE EVIDENCE OF THE FUSELAGE AND CENTER SECTION OF THE WINGS. NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE DATE OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT REVIEW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA124), May 7, 2007: Cessna P210N (N7343P), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An engine oil line leak and subsequent engine compartment fire while in cruise flight.

## Other reports on N7343P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810907089319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907089319I), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna P210N (N7343P), Casa Grande, AZ, Minor damage. Main landing gear folded on landing roll. Indicates pilot retracted gear. Gear horn inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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